Astrology A Religion

Astrology isn't a religion, at least not for everyone, although there are some who see astrology as their religion. It all depends, of course, how you define religion: Some see astrology as their religion, for others science is a religion, and for others something else. Even scepticism serves as a religion for some.

Most astrologers have, of course, their own religious convictions; very few astrologers are atheists. According to astrologer Roger Elliot's report in The Astrologer Journal about a questionnaire study among astrologers 78% of astrologers believed in God, and 15% said perhaps. Only 7% came out for atheism. But how did they define God? For most astrologers God was "the creative force behind nature", for most atheists "an historical myth".

Many astrologers saw no connection between astrology and religion. And many didn't want to mix up religion and astrology, for instance Judith Schofield said in the study, that she suspected "the motives of those who try to find a link between God and astrology."